WIP - Still needs a name...

[nogoal05]

Reversible 18 holes, bunkerless, oh the joys of planting... 

If anyone is sitting on a good course name they don't want... I've got "The Renegade" and "Totem Rock" but don't love either of them.  Anyway, this will be published in August at some point for the CDT contest.

[fargo]

Don't have any name suggestions but this is looking nice - hard to create visual interest without the contrast of the sand, but these pics look great.

[nogoal05]

I think I'm going with Fleur du Nord unless anyone has a better suggestion.  I'll publish a beta of each route next week, I'd love some feedback.

Latest screenshots:

[nogoal05]

I have just published fdn1beta and fdn2beta via Playstation so it will take the usual couple of days for them to get to the other systems.

If you have some time to play both and give some feedback that would be greatly appreciated.

My main questions/concerns are:

• Lag – meter is at 99.9% but I can certainly thin out the planting if this is happening anywhere.
• Route Preference – 1 vs 2?  Which do you prefer and why?  Shot/hole variety, visuals, etc.  I know which I like better but I don't want to influence anyone.
• Any addition notes on things you’d like to see changed. I have some ideas for a couple things but it got to the point where I was just tinkering for the sake of tinkering.

Today is the 16th, my goal is to publish the final versions of both routes on or before the 30th.

Thank you so much in advance.

~Aaron


More Screenshots:

[sroel908]

Hey nogoal05 ! Just played both betas...here are my thoughts:

fdn1beta - gold tees, pin 4, default conditions

No lag during swings, but lots of hiccups during ball flight and when zooming in with scout cam. Nice track, like the setting. Could see this being a fairly easy course, with the wide fairways, several short par-4s and reachable par-5s, and greens that are relatively tame on 175 default speeds. Lag was a bit concerning, but didn't affect actual play. Also noticed several centerline trees that seem like they will be in your line even if you're in the fairway in spots...not a big fan of that, but didn't have any situation where I was stuck behind one.

fdn2beta - gold tees, pin 4, default conditions

Not surprising, but similar deal with lag during ball flight and scout cam here. Did have lag in my putting stroke on Hole 7, though...pushed the ball way passed the hole due to it. That said, I think this layout is my favorite of the two. Some more visual interest, and more interesting shots, too.

Both loops play fine. I would say Loop 2 is my favorite. Shot -4 on Loop 1 and -5 on Loop 2, after not playing this game for basically 2 weeks.

Lag is there on both loops, so I might recommend doing a bit to reduce it. When courses get into societies, lag seems to get worse, so I could imagine some problems happening if this stayed as-is. I don't know if there's anything I would change or add...there were a few centerline trees that were maybe not my favorite, but I don't know if removing them would really change a whole lot. Also noticed some spots on longer par-4s where I could see some quite lengthy second shots being needed if the wind was in the player's face. Not a huge deal or anything, but even with gentle breezes, I had several 200-plus-yard approaches on par-4s. But on the flip side, some par-4s were under 300 yards, so it all balances out.

I also like the name "Fleur du Nord", so that would be fine to keep.

[nogoal05]

Aug 16, 2022 11:53:49 GMT -5 sroel908 said:

Hey nogoal05 ! Just played both betas...here are my thoughts:

fdn1beta - gold tees, pin 4, default conditions

No lag during swings, but lots of hiccups during ball flight and when zooming in with scout cam. Nice track, like the setting. Could see this being a fairly easy course, with the wide fairways, several short par-4s and reachable par-5s, and greens that are relatively tame on 175 default speeds. Lag was a bit concerning, but didn't affect actual play. Also noticed several centerline trees that seem like they will be in your line even if you're in the fairway in spots...not a big fan of that, but didn't have any situation where I was stuck behind one.

fdn2beta - gold tees, pin 4, default conditions

Not surprising, but similar deal with lag during ball flight and scout cam here. Did have lag in my putting stroke on Hole 7, though...pushed the ball way passed the hole due to it. That said, I think this layout is my favorite of the two. Some more visual interest, and more interesting shots, too.

Both loops play fine. I would say Loop 2 is my favorite. Shot -4 on Loop 1 and -5 on Loop 2, after not playing this game for basically 2 weeks.

Lag is there on both loops, so I might recommend doing a bit to reduce it. When courses get into societies, lag seems to get worse, so I could imagine some problems happening if this stayed as-is. I don't know if there's anything I would change or add...there were a few centerline trees that were maybe not my favorite, but I don't know if removing them would really change a whole lot. Also noticed some spots on longer par-4s where I could see some quite lengthy second shots being needed if the wind was in the player's face. Not a huge deal or anything, but even with gentle breezes, I had several 200-plus-yard approaches on par-4s. But on the flip side, some par-4s were under 300 yards, so it all balances out.

I also like the name "Fleur du Nord", so that would be fine to keep.

Thank you!  I was getting the exact same slight lag issues but didn't know if it was just a me thing...  I know where it is coming from so it should be a relatively easy fix.

As for everything else, that is exactly the feedback I was looking for.  Thank you for your time and feedback, if there is anything I can ever do for you please let me know.  Cheers.
~Aaron